I am reluctant to open the door to advertising on this listserv, and I assume the bookshare folks will be the ultimate artibors of what passes muster, but I will say that I was glad to see this particular post about the Olympus as it is a product that one can use in association with Bookshare. Perhaps this should be the criterion for what is appropriate for the listserv -- products that may be of direct use with Bookshare may be mentioned, perhaps without utilizing explicit ad campaigns from the companies or distributors themselves. Brian M ----- Original Message ----- From: Rick Roderick To: bookshare-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, February 25, 2007 10:56 AM Subject: [bookshare-discuss] advertising and information Hi everyone, I realize that some will disagree with me, but I saw nothing wrong with Pat's posting about the recorder. I think that as long as it is something that can benefit Bookshare members in enjoying the service, I want to hear about it. On the other hand, if someone indiscriminately sends information on a myriad of products, that is totally inappropriate. I have a similar policy on my blind-travel. If people offer services that benefit people on the list, mention them. But please don't send blatant advertising repeatedly. I removed a spammer who did that. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.446 / Virus Database: 268.18.3/700 - Release Date: 2/24/2007 8:14 PM